Verse 16

a day of trumpet blasts and battle cries. Judgment will fall on the fortified cities and the high corner towers.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 2:12-15 : 12 Indeed, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has planned a day of judgment, for all the high and mighty, for all who are proud– they will be humiliated; 13 for all the cedars of Lebanon, that are so high and mighty, for all the oaks of Bashan; 14 for all the tall mountains, for all the high hills, 15 for every high tower, for every fortified wall,
  • Isa 32:14 : 14 For the fortress is neglected; the once-crowded city is abandoned. Hill and watchtower are permanently uninhabited. Wild donkeys love to go there, and flocks graze there.
  • Isa 59:10 : 10 We grope along the wall like the blind, we grope like those who cannot see; we stumble at noontime as if it were evening. Though others are strong, we are like dead men.
  • Jer 4:19-20 : 19 I said,“Oh, the feeling in the pit of my stomach! I writhe in anguish. Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds within me. I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet; the sound of the battle cry pierces my soul! 20 I see one destruction after another taking place, so that the whole land lies in ruins. I see our tents suddenly destroyed, their curtains torn down in a mere instant.
  • Jer 6:1 : 1 The Destruction of Jerusalem Depicted“Run for safety, people of Benjamin! Get out of Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa! Light the signal fires at Beth Hakkerem! For disaster lurks out of the north; it will bring great destruction.
  • Jer 8:16 : 16 The snorting of the enemy’s horses is already being heard in the city of Dan. The sound of the neighing of their stallions causes the whole land to tremble with fear. They are coming to destroy the land and everything in it! They are coming to destroy the cities and everyone who lives in them!”
  • Hos 5:8 : 8 The Prophet’s Declaration of Judgment Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah! Sound the trumpet in Ramah! Sound the alarm in Beth Aven! Tremble in fear, O Benjamin!
  • Hos 8:1 : 1 God Will Raise Up the Assyrians to Attack Israel Sound the alarm! An eagle looms over the temple of the LORD! For they have broken their covenant with me, and have rebelled against my law.
  • Amos 3:6 : 6 If an alarm sounds in a city, do people not fear? If disaster overtakes a city, is the LORD not responsible?
  • Hab 1:6-9 : 6 Look, I am about to empower the Babylonians, that ruthless and greedy nation. They sweep across the surface of the earth, seizing dwelling places that do not belong to them. 7 They are frightening and terrifying; they decide for themselves what is right. 8 Their horses are faster than leopards and more alert than wolves in the desert. Their horses gallop, their horses come a great distance; like vultures they swoop down quickly to devour their prey. 9 All of them intend to do violence; every face is determined. They take prisoners as easily as one scoops up sand. 10 They mock kings and laugh at rulers. They laugh at every fortified city; they build siege ramps and capture them.
  • Hab 3:6 : 6 He took his battle position and shook the earth; with a mere look he frightened the nations. The ancient mountains disintegrated; the primeval hills were flattened. His are ancient roads.
  • Ps 48:12-13 : 12 Walk around Zion! Encircle it! Count its towers! 13 Consider its defenses! Walk through its fortresses, so you can tell the next generation about it!